Karam | Web3 Foundation
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An entrepreneur and policy advocate. Governance @Web3Foundation. MPP in Global Affairs @Yale. @ethereum Fellow. CEO of @zefihub
Berlin
Joined August 2009
Polkadot Bounties Runway We published some original research showing how much runways bounties have currently left and when we can expect them to submit their next top-up proposals. This together with the upcoming Treasury Report can allow us to begin bugeting. link below
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Polkadot Digest 14 October 2025 Polkadot News Polkadot’s flagship conference Sub0 Symbiosis will take place at Bubble Studios, Buenos Aires, in 30 days. Apply to partner, mentor, or just grab your free ticket here
sub0.gg
Join Polkadot’s 3-day, 24-hour flagship conference at the bleeding edge of Web3, Nov 14-16.
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We are tuning Decentralized Voices ... further: DV DAOs = 3M DOT each (up from 2M). Guardians unchanged - rationales > raw weight. Happy Friday! 🗳️🎛️ #Polkadot #opengov
The Decentralized Voices Program has been updated. Learn more in our Medium post: https://t.co/NFW6ljxOPs
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the news is out: we will start voting on treasury proposals... here’s the deal, protect the treasury, share the reasoning, avoid conflicts, favor strategic impact ... decisions with receipts, always. community first. #Polkadot $DOT #kusama
1/ The Web3 Foundation (W3F) will now selectively participate in Polkadot OpenGov Treasury votes, providing input while keeping decision-making with the community. Full details:
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Heading to Sub0 Symbiosis in Buenos Aires. Can’t wait to see the fam in LatAm and talk governance ... ... also slightly excited for empanadas.
6 weeks till the Symbiosis. 🇦🇷 Announcing founders and builders from some of the biggest projects in Web3: @edhesse79, CEO, @energywebx
@willscott, Web Hacker, @snowstormnet
@DMillarDurrant, CEO, @Sig_Network
@prabalbanerjee, Co-Founder, @AvailProject
@0xZendetta, Governance,
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Referendum 1710 has now executed, directing developers to implement a "hard pressure" supply cap of 2.1 billion DOT and enshrine it permanently in JAM. Final vote was 81.1% in favor.
Referendum 1710, proposing a "hard pressure" supply cap and stepped supply schedule, is now confirming.
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📢 https://t.co/Ksibi8Yea9 has been updated for Decentralized Voices Cohort V, including a number of UI improvements. Data can now be filtered by cohort, network, delegate type (DAO/Light), and referendum track & status. 💭 Early data shows high-participation voters, and the
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As promised, I posted a technical write-up on the forum to explain how the V0 works with a bit more details :D https://t.co/j5xxux5gV8
forum.polkadot.network
A technical write-up/devlog of the Cybergov system, a system used for automated voting on Polkadot & Kusama governance referendums. Initiating idea here: Decentralized Voices Cohort 5 - Light track -...
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Latest Hub smart contract estimates: September: PVM preview part 2 on Kusama (ERC20 support, basic XCM precompile) Late October: EVM and PVM backend live on Kusama Mid December: EVM and PVM backend live on Polkadot Source:
forum.polkadot.network
TL;DR We are progressing toward launching our smart contract platform that can execute PVM and EVM contracts on Kusama in October and on Polkadot in December. The PVM preview is live on Kusama and...
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@lenexus_org @PermanenceDAO @PolkadotPoland @REEEEEEEEEEDAO @saxemberg @trustlesscore @iamflez @thewhiterabbitM @nounsdao How to follow (and hold us to it): track votes + rationales on Polkassembly/Subsquare and the Forum. If something looks off, overlap, undisclosed conflicts, say it publicly or email dv@web3.foundation. Let's go 🙏
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@lenexus_org @PermanenceDAO @PolkadotPoland @REEEEEEEEEEDAO @saxemberg @trustlesscore @iamflez @thewhiterabbitM @nounsdao Guardrails: • One entity per human (no double dipping) • Public COI disclosures + recusals • Two-strikes removal for bad faith • Clear “why” on every Aye/Nay/Abstain We don’t expect delegates to agree. We expect them to reason in public. Different regions, disciplines, &
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@lenexus_org @PermanenceDAO @PolkadotPoland @REEEEEEEEEEDAO @saxemberg @trustlesscore DV-Light / Guardians (Individuals): @iamflez · @thewhiterabbitM · Daniel Olano · Cybergov - AI Agent · @nounsdao GoverNoun AI - AI Agent
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Seven DAOs. Five DV-Light guardians. DV DAOs (Teams): @lenexus_org · @PermanenceDAO · @PolkadotPoland DAO · @REEEEEEEEEEDAO · @saxemberg · @trustlesscore · PBA Alumni Voting DAO
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📅 DV5 operational from 1 Sept. Cohort 4 ended 15 Aug, and we’re honoring a short transition so major referenda initiated before 15 Aug finish under DV4 delegations. DV5 focuses on new items thereafter. 👇 Meet the cohort
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What’s new in DV5? • More delegates, less per-seat weight • DV-Light (individual guardians & experimental projects) • Explicit guardrails on conflicts, behavior, and rationales.
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We’re thrilled to announce Decentralized Voices - Cohort 5 🎉 More voices. Fewer bottlenecks. Higher standards. Same mission: keep OpenGov thoughtful, transparent, and hard to game. $DOT $KSM #Polkadot #OpenGov
https://t.co/paG0Mg2q6S
medium.com
More voices. Fewer bottlenecks. Higher standards.
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🚨 Last call! Applications for Decentralized Voices (Cohort 5) close in 8 days! 🚀 Want to shape Polkadot governance, share your vision, & join a passionate community of delegates? Apply now Details ⬇️ https://t.co/PLoyqkyzp9
#Polkadot #Governance #OpenGov
medium.com
Starting today, 21 July 2025, we’re opening the application window for Decentralized Voices — Cohort 5.
Decentralized Voices Cohort 5 — Applications Open Today! #Polkadot & #Kusama friends... From today → 5 Aug you can apply to become a Decentralized Voices delegate and help shape on‑chain decisions. What’s new in Cohort 5? • 10 delegate seats instead of a
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What if we built an Evangelion inspired AI delegate for Polkadot? Balthazar, Caspar & Melchior would read every proposal, ingest community sentiment and vote with 2/3 consensus. A sort of cognitive prosthetic for OpenGov. Thoughts? 👀
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